Dwyeropolis

A note to all the would-be suburban dads out there:  when you go to explore a strange noise in your garage or basement or the like, where there’s a remote but actual possibility that you may be about to face down an intruder, don’t do what you’ve seen every TV or movie character do in [...]

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Has any three-word phrase ever so perfectly encapsulated a man?

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Steer clear, pediatricians!

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Is this thing on?   Yes?  Good.
Just poking our heads in to say that our Albany relocation plan is thiiiiis close to being complete.  We’ve spent the last couple of days assembling Pru’s new (and first!) nursery.  Don’t worry – pictures and a fully staged room suitable for HGTV filming to come this weekend.
We’re liking things [...]

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A question (perhaps for our Irish readership):  did the Provisional Irish Republican Army field provisional quartermasters?

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A question I’ve been pondering for a while: Where did the Romance languages get their articles?  They all have ‘em, but Latin, the mother-tongue of the Romance family, emphatically does not.  Are they imports from the Germanic languages, brought in during the barbarian invasions?  Are they hold-overs from the earlier Celtic languages spoken in France, [...]

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What does one wear to assist at a Mass celebrated by the Pope?

Something super-cute, of course.  With special care to choose appropriate shoes.

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The Triplets of Bellville (2003): 1.5 stars.  Why is someone kidnapping France’s most mediocre cyclists?  The answer will interest you even less than the question!

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